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Yuya Horihata

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Yuya Horihata
In 2013 at Toyokawa City's 70th anniversary celebration
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)
Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Medley
College teamNippon Sport Science
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 400 m medley
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 200 m medley
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Monterrey 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Monterrey 4×200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade 400 m medley

Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也, Horihata Yūya, born 30 July 1990) is a Japanese swimmer, born in Ama County, Aichi.[1] He won two medals at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, gold in the men's 400 m medley and bronze in the men's 200 m medley.[2]

Horihata competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, advancing to the final and finishing 6th in the 400 metre individual medley. He also swam on the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay that placed 9th in the heats and missed the top-8 cutoff for the final.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuya Horihata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". gz2010.cn. 2010 Asian Games. Retrieved 31 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
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